The United States received intelligence from Israel alleging that… (иран · сша · трамп)
The United States received intelligence from Israel alleging that Iran had developed a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, which may have influenced U.S. decisions on escalating military actions against Iran. This occurred amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Israel over differing approaches to dealing with Iran—diplomacy versus military force.
Consensus
- Israel provided intelligence to the United States about a purported Iranian plan to assassinate President Donald Trump.
- The information was reported by multiple media outlets citing sources, including The Wall Street Journal and CNN.
- U.S. officials were reportedly uncertain about the credibility of the intelligence and concerned that Israel might be using it to influence U.S. policy on Iran.
- The alleged assassination plot is linked to Iran's long-standing stated intent to retaliate against Trump for the killing of Qasem Soleimani in 2020.
- U.S. military actions against Iran intensified shortly after the intelligence was shared, including a new wave of airstrikes.
Points of divergence
- Journalist Sergey Pashkov stated that U.S.-Israel relations deteriorate when Trump pursues diplomatic solutions with Iran and improve when military actions are taken, suggesting Israel opposes diplomacy with Iran. — vesti
- U.S. officials considered the intelligence about an assassination plot 'not fully credible' and believed it might be used by Israel to push for renewed war with Iran. — kommersant
- Trump refused a new plane from Qatar in favor of his old Air Force One due to insufficient defensive capabilities, citing concerns over the assassination threat. — riamo
- U.S. intelligence had previously received reports about possible threats against Trump but considered Israel's information as containing new details on a specific plot. — meduza
Coverage (12 sources)
- Journalist Pashkov: Trump's Iran policy affects US-Israel relations — Вести
- WSJ: US Doubts Iran's Plans to Kill Trump — Коммерсантъ
- Media: Israel may have persuaded the US to resume strikes on Iran — РИАМО
- WSJ: The threat to Trump's life from Iran could be fabricated — Вести
- CNN learns of US desire to strike Iran without Israel's involvement — Коммерсантъ
- Western officials claim Israel may join new US attacks on Iran — Вести
- Israel Delivers Intelligence to US on Iran's New Plot to Assassinate Trump — Meduza
- Israel Delivers Alleged Iran Plot Data on Trump to US, WSJ Reports — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Israel tells US Iran has developed plot to assassinate Trump — CNN — Дождь (Telegram)
- Israel Delivers US Data on Possible Iranian Plot to Assassinate Donald Trump — Вечерняя Москва
- CNN: Israel handed US intelligence on Iran's plans to kill Trump — Коммерсантъ
- US Warns Israel of New Strikes on Iran — Вести